Thursday, January 8, 2009

That Wedding: Group Shots With a Little Spice

After all of those hugs we walked over to the lawn for the group shots. What is it about walking photos that makes brides love them so much? This shot even has some random car in the background and it is still one of my favorite wedding shots.

Group shots are so boring. I realize they are an opportunity to catalogue who was present, but they're just boring. Luckily they didn't take very long because we only took 6. The full group, anyone related to either of us, my mom's side, my dad's side, me and my grandparents, and me and my grandmas. The only shot I regret not taking is one with just That Groom and his family/guests.

This is what group shots are like. The photographer attempting to get everyone in place, everyone talking to someone 5 people away from them, and the people in the back row blending in with the trees because the ladies in front can't be squatting in their dresses.

In my last post I mentioned that my bouquet was trashed, and this picture illustrates why. Anytime I needed to be putting my arms around someone for a photo I just tossed it on the ground in front of me. Bad bride.

I saw MOH Shay walking around with the umbrellas I had stockpiled in case of rain. We obviously wouldn't be needing them for the guests, but I couldn't just let them be a complete waste and so I called her over for a little mini photo shoot.

The last thing That Groom and I did on temple grounds was capture what I like to call the "iconic LDS wedding day portraits." I'm not joking, all LDS brides and grooms have pictures just like this on their wedding day. I really wish my shots didn't involve that big ugly scaffold on the steeple.

I love the classic LDS picture! I grew up with a girl whose family is LDS, and three of the sisters have gotten married within a year of each other and every single one of them has a picture like this. It's very cute.

I commented on this post on weddingbee (I read you on both!), but I'll say it again: I love your mom & sis hamming it up for the camera.And, as for photoshop, I believe on weddingbee, I said to photoshop it out. After thinking about it - I'd say do what your heart (or maybe your gut) tells you. I can see the charm of leaving the scaffolding up!

I would leave the scafoldding in for the album etc, but if you want to frame one to have on a wall in your house, I'd photoshop it out. LOVE the umbrella shots. And frankly, your bouquet did an amazing job - it looked beautiful - got you through what it needed to, AND has given you lots of memories as it slowly faded. A well earned proud death of a bouquet. :) Was that too morbid?

Oh, and btw - the guest photo might have been a little boring and not turned out perfectly, but we've been to 1 wedding where they did a guest photo and while it didnt turn out either, as a guest it was a thrill to be included. We were good friends but not in the wedding party so we felt so loved and included to be asked to be in a group photo.